• ROSKAM, PETER
Experience: House: District 6, 2007-Present
Home State: Illinois
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $2,213,556Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Peter J. Roskam
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Elizabeth; 4 Children
    Birth Date: 09/13/1961
    Birth Place: Hinsdale, IL
    Home City: Wheaton, IL
    Religion: Protestant

Education

    Attended, Chicago-Kent College of Law
    JD, Illinois Institute of Technology Law School, 1989
    BA, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1983

Political Experience

    Chief Deputy Whip, Unites States House of Representatives, 2011-present
    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2006-present
    Former Minority Caucus Whip, Illinois State Senate
    Chair, Oversight Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
    Senator, Illinois State Senate, 2000-2006
    Representative, Illinois State House of Representatives, 1992-1998
    Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 1998

Current Legislative Committees

    Select Committee on Benghazi, Member
    Subcommittee on Health (Ways and Means), Member
    Subcommittee on Oversight (Ways and Means), Chair
    Ways and Means, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Bicycle Caucus
    Member, Governor’s Family Preservation Task Force
    Member, Health Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
    Member, House Select Committee on Benghazi, United States House of Representatives
    Member, Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus
    Co-Chair, Republican Israel Caucus
    Member, Ways and Means Committee, United States House of Representatives

Professional Experience

    Community Activist
    Executive Director, Educational Assistance Limited
    History Teacher, High School
    Aide, United States Representative Henry Hyde, 1986-1987
    Aide, United States Representative Tom Delay, 1985-1986

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Vice-Chair, AmericaSpeakingOut.com
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Strongly Oppose
11. Support & expand free trade

Support
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

No Opinion
14. Expand ObamaCare

Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Oppose
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 89
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/03/2017 H.R.2341 SERVE Act 05/03/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
05/01/2017 H.R.2106 Partner with Korea Act 05/01/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
03/30/2017 H.R.1843 Restraining Excessive Seizure of Property through the Exploitation of Civil Asset Forfeiture Tools Act 03/30/2017 Referred to House Financial Services  (All Actions)
03/23/2017 H.R.1697 Israel Anti-Boycott Act 03/23/2017 Referred to House Financial Services  (All Actions)
03/21/2017 H.R.1659 Stop Taxing Death and Disability Act 03/21/2017 Referred to House Education and the Workforce  (All Actions)
02/06/2017 H.R.808 Iran Nonnuclear Sanctions Act of 2017 02/06/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
01/13/2017 H.R.566 Terror-Free Skies Act 01/13/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
12/22/2016 H.R.6421 Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2016 12/22/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
12/08/2016 H.R.5204 Stop Taxing Death and Disability Act 12/08/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 674.  (All Actions)
12/01/2016 H.R.6422 Commuter Access Reform Act 12/01/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
11/14/2016 H.R.6298 Protecting Israel Against Economic Discrimination Act of 2016 11/14/2016 Referred to House Financial Services  (All Actions)
11/14/2016 H.R.5715 No Ex-Im Assistance for Terrorism Act 11/14/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 642.  (All Actions)
09/26/2016 H.R.5523 Restraining Excessive Seizure of Property through the Exploitation of Civil Asset Forfeiture Tools Act 09/26/2016 Received in the Senate.  (All Actions)
07/14/2016 H.R.3460 To suspend until January 21, 2017, the authority of the President to waive, suspend, reduce, provide relief from, or otherwise limit the application of sanctions pursuant to an agreement related to the nuclear program of Iran. 07/14/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.  (All Actions)
07/07/2016 H.R.5608 No Ex-Im Financing for Iran Act 07/07/2016 Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade Prior to Referral.  (All Actions)
06/21/2016 H.R.5550 No Dollars for Ayatollahs Act 06/21/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
06/15/2016 H.R.5053 Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act 06/15/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
05/06/2016 H.R.5171 Legacy IRA Act 05/06/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
04/29/2016 H.R.5139 No Defense Contracts for Terror Profiteers Act of 2016 04/29/2016 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform  (All Actions)
04/20/2016 H.R.4294 SAVERS Act of 2015 04/20/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 392.  (All Actions)
Total: 1207
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
02/16/2011 H.R.749 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income.
02/09/2011 H.R.466 To amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research.
02/09/2011 H.R.412 Kids Just Want to Ride Act
02/08/2011 H.R.546 Honor and Remember Flag Recognition Act
02/07/2011 H.R.399 STAPLE Act
02/04/2011 H.R.178 Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act
02/01/2011 H.R.361 Abortion Non-Discrimination Act of 2011
02/01/2011 H.R.217 Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act
02/01/2011 H.R.2 Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act Failed No
01/26/2011 H.R.513 To prohibit the use of funds to transfer individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and certain other enemy belligerents to the United States.
01/05/2011 H.R.144 Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011
01/05/2011 H.R.24 To redesignate the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.
12/22/2010 H.R.1425 Wartime Treatment Study Act
12/15/2010 H.Res.1765 Supporting a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and condemning unilateral measures to declare or recognize a Palestinian state, and for other purposes.
12/08/2010 H.R.4783 Claims Resolution Act of 2010 Passed Nay
12/07/2010 H.Res.1687 Recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of National Runaway Prevention Month.
12/01/2010 H.Con.Res.323 Supporting the goal of ensuring that all Holocaust survivors in the United States are able to live with dignity, comfort, and security in their remaining years. Passed Yea
11/29/2010 H.Res.1734 Reaffirming Congressional opposition to the unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state, and for other purposes.
10/13/2010 H.R.5715 Lifelong Learning Accounts Act of 2010
10/08/2010 H.R.1177 5-Star Generals Commemorative Coin Act
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